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Oct. 8, 1929. E. E. HARRINGTON 1,730,756

HOLDER FOR CATAMENIAL BANDAGES Filed Nov. 24. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR A TTORNE Oct. 8, 1929. E. E. HARRINGTON 1,730,766

HOLDER FOR CATAMENIAL BANDAGES Fil ed Nov. 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 25Jay.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Get. 8, 1929 STATES @FFEQ HOLDER FOP.CATA'MENIAL BAIQ'DAGES Application filed November 24, 1928. Serial No.321,736.

This invention relates to holder for catamenial bandages and has for itsobject to provide an improved holder whereby the pad may be clampedthereto and held against lateral or longitudinal displacement by meanswhich is novel both in construction and operation.

The present invention is directed to a structure that is an improvementon the device disclosed in my pending application for patent, SerialNumber 306,220, filed September th, 1928.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,-

Fig. 1 shows the bandage holder laid out flat and as viewed from theunder side thereof.

Fig. 2 illustrates the same'as viewed from the upper side and with abandage in place thereon.

Fig. 3 shows a portion of the same in side view.

Fig. 4 illustrates the device also in side elevation but stretchedlongitudinally to show how the tapes clamp the bandage and at the sametime draw the opposite side edges of the holder up.

Fig. 5 shows a slightly modified form of holder as viewed from the underside thereof.

Fig. 6 illustrates the same as viewed from the upper side and with abandage thereon, and

- Fig. 7 shows a portion of the same in side elevation.

In the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a fabric strip having a wideintermediate portion 6 and narrower tab-like opposite ends 7 On one sideof the wider intermediate por- 10 tion 6, I may provide a sheet or stripof moisture-proof material such as thin rubber 8 and I provide a binding9 secured by a row of stitches 10, and which extends preferably all theway around the fabric strip, which binding engages the longitudinaledges of the two strips 5 and 8 and thus permanently secures thosestrips together with the rubber strip on top of the fabric strip,

Near the rear end of one tab, I provide two perforations 11 and 12,which latter extend through both strips 8 and 5 and each perforation isspaced from the longitudinal side edge of the holder and substantiallyin a straight line with but at the rear of the tapebound side edges ofthe tab-like end 7.

A similar pair of perforations 13 and 14 are provided at the oppositeend of the holder near the base of the other tab 7,.and theseperforations are also located in a straight line with but at the rear ofthe tape-bound side edges of said latter tab.-

The purpose of these four perforations will presently be explained.

The opposite side edges of the holder have longitudinal guides ortubular channels 15 and 16 formed by cross-slitting the edge- .binding 9and producing a channel-guide therethrough.

In the structure illustrated in Figs 1 to 4, inclusive, I utilize twotapes 17 and 18 which will now be explained.

The tape 17 has one end 19 secured in the edge-binding 9 at one sideedge of the tab 7 and extends straight back from said edge to and passesthrough the perforation 11, to the upper side of the holder. This tape17 then crosses the holder over the upper side and extends to theopposite side edge of the holder where it enters and passes through theside guide or channel 16.

After leaving the end of this channel 16, the tape then again crossestheholder and passes down through the perforation 13 to the under side ofthe holder and its other end 20 then extends forwardly under theedge-binding 9 of the other tab 7.

In a similar manner, the end 21 of tape 18 is secured in theedge-binding at the opposite side edge of tab 7 and extends straightback to perforation 12; then up to and across the upper side of theholder to the side guide or channel 15, then out from channel 15 andagain crosses the holder to perforation 14: and its far end 22 thensecured in the edgebinding 9 of the other tab.

Thus the tapes extend from the tab atone end of the holder; cross theholder to one side edge; then extend back across the holder and downthrough the perforations at the opposite end and finally the extremeends of the tapes are secured to the tab at the other end of the holder.

By reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, it will be seen that Iprovide a plait or cross-fold 23 in the holder from side to side and atthe base of each tab, and that the ,ends 19, 21 and 20 and 22 of thetapes are secured to the tabs beyond these plaits or folds so that whenthe crossed tapes are lifted, on the upper side of the holder and a pad2st slipped thereunder the attached ends 19, 21, 20 and 22 of the tapeswill be drawn baclwardly but as they are permanently attached to thetabs 7, the latter will have to pucker or fold and thus the folds orplaits 23 are produced and maintained when the pad is loosely insertedunder the crossed tapes at the upper side of the holder.

l/Vhen, however, the pad 24 is in place under the crossed tapes and thetab-ends Tare secured to a body-belt under slight tension, the pull ofthe tabs is transferred to the tapes and the latter are drawn fromopposite ends which results in two advantages.

First,-the tapes securely embed themselves in the pad and hold thelatter against either side or lengthwise displacement on the holder, and

Second, as the tapes are pulled longitudinally, that pull is transferredto the opposite side edges ofth-e holder at the guides or channels 15and 16, and the result is that the two side edges of the holder aredrawn up at opposite sides of the pad 24 and provide side protection.

Moreover, by securing the tape-end to the opposite side edges of thetabs, the latter are kept stretched out in a crosswise direction andprevented from puckering.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawing, the holder structure is preciselythe same as that disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, and the onlydifference is that in this structure I employ four tapes and omit theside guides or channels, but I gain the same result. In this structuretapes 25, 26, 2'7 and 28 are employed. The tape 25 passes from the underside up through perforation 11 in the holder to the upper side and thenextends across the holder to the opposite side edge of the holderwhereit is permanently attached at 29.

Tape 26 passes up through perforation 12, and crosses the upper side ofthe holder to the opposite side of the latter and terminates at 30 whereit is permanently secured.

Tape 27 passes up through perforation 13,. then crosses the holder tothe opposite side and is permanently attached at 31, and

Tape '28 passes up through perforation 14: and also crosses the holderto; the opposite side edge where it is permanently attached at 32.

It will thus be seen that when the tabs 7 are drawn apart, the tapestake up the strain and embed themselves in the pad 24, and as nveaveethe strain continues the attached ends 29, 30, 31 and 32 of the tapesdraw the opposite side edges of the holder up at each side of the pad.

Having described my invention, I claim,

1. A catamenial bandage-holder comprising a flexible strip on which apad may be laid, tapes extending from near the ends of the holder andfrom the under to the upper side of the latter and crossing the upperside of the holder to the opposite side edges thereof,the length of thetapes being such as to maintain a cross-fold in the holder whereby whenthe ends of the holder are drawn in opposite directions the tapes willbe drawn taut across the upper side of the holder and pull the oppositeside edges of the holder up.

2. A catamenial bandage-holder comprising a flexible strip having across-fold near its end, tapes having their ends attached to the underside ofthe holder forward of said cross-fold said tapes extending upthrough the holder to the upper side thereof and crossing each other onsaid upper side and one tape extending to one side edge of the holderwhile the other tape extends to the opposite side edge of the holderwhereby when the strain is placed on the end of the holder be yond theattached ends of the tapes the latter will be drawn forward andstretched over the holder and the opposite side edges of the holder willbe curled upwardly.

3. A catamenial bandage-holder comprising a flexible strip having across-fold near each end thereof and provided at opposite sides withguide means, of tapes having their ends secured to the holder betweenits extreme ends and said crossfolds,said tapes extending from the underto the upper side of the holder and crossing each other at said upperside said tapes after crossing extending to and through the guide meansat the sides of the holder whereby to clamp a pad 011 the holder andalso draw the side edges of the holder upwardly.

4 A catamenial bandage-holder comprising a flexible strip having across-fold near each end thereof and provided at opposite sides withguide means, of tapes having one end secured to the holder strip beyondthe cross-fold and extending back across the fold and then up to theupper side of the holder, said tapes then extending crosswise of theholder to and through said guide means and then again crossing thehold-er and passing to the under side near the opposite end thereof andthe ends of said tapes extending beyond the other cross-fold and beingpermanently secured to the opposite end and underside of the holderbeyond said second cross-fold.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EARL EDIVIN HARRINGTON.

